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Health Information Management

HIM-AS

(College Rule 6Hx23-4.53 and 6Hx23-4.70)
Martin Smith, Program Director, HEC (727) 341-3623

Contact information:
HEC_Advising@spcollege.edu
(727) 341-3687

Transferable to a Bachelor's Degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.

Additional Information: Health Information Management Program

Before entering the first term of the Health Information Management “program courses” students must complete a minimum of 12 credits which must include (CGS 1060 or Computer/Information Literacy Competency requirement), HSC 1531 and BSC 1083 (or BSC 2085/L and 2086/L), from the general education and/or support courses listed below. General education and support courses do not have to be completed in the order listed. Candidates will also complete the Health Programs Application form. Please see a counselor or advisor.

APPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH CATALOG YEAR 20081 (0400) OR LATER
~ REFER TO CURRICULUM FILES FOR PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR REQUIREMENTS ~


GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (19 credits)
* Enhanced World View Requirement
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1017 - INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
     or (SPC 1017H, SPC 1065, SPC 1608, or SPC 1608H)
* Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3
a Mathematics - One college level course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course with POS, PSY or SYG prefix 3
PHI 1631 - STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 3
     or (PHI 1600, PHI 1602H, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649)
b CGS 1060 - BASIC COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY
     or Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement		 1

SUPPORT COURSES (6 credits)
a, b BSC 1083 - HUMAN ANATOMY (Lab is not required) OR (BSC 2085/L and BSC 2086/L) 3
b HSC 1149C - GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1
b HSC 1531 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2

PROGRAM COURSES
1st Term in Program (12 credits)
b HIM 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 3
b HIM 1430 - PRINCIPLES OF DISEASE 3
b HIM 2222 - BASIC ICD CODING 3
b HSA 1100 - HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS 3
2nd Term in Program (10 credits)
HIM 1110 - CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, INDEXES, AND REGISTRIES 3
HIM 2012 - HEALTH LAW CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES 3
HIM 2214C - HEALTHCARE STATISTICS AND RESEARCH 1
b HIM 2234 - ADVANCED ICD CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT 3
3rd Term in Program (4 credits)
b HIM 1211 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2
b HIM 1800 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE I 2
4th Term in Program (8 credits)
b HIM 2253 - BASIC CPT CODING 3
HIM 2500 - ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION 3
b HIM 2810 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE II 2
5th Term in Program (8 credits)
b HIM 2283 - ADVANCED CPT CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT 3
HIM 2510 - QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 3
HIM 2820 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE III 2

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS
67

a Students planning to transfer to a 4-year college should take BSC 2085-2085L, BSC 2086-2086L, and MAC 1105 or higher.
b Applies to Medical Coder Certificate.
C&I 9/11/07 ~ BOT 10/16/07; 6/17/08